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title: "Eating Disorder Service"
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buyer: "Cardiff and Vale University Health Board"
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# Eating Disorder Service

Buyer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7eb

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## Summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is procuring specialist implementation support for its Eating Disorder Service within the Mental Health Clinical Board. The work concerns a service operating across Tier 2 and Tier 3 pathways with different organisational and governance arrangements. The intended support is to establish a single whole-pathway governance framework, introduce a routine service dashboard and improve paired outcome reporting. It also covers more consistent referral and assessment processes and preparation for Open Access arrangements in line with Welsh policy direction. This is a health and social work services requirement, delivered for the Board’s eating disorder service in Cardiff and the Vale area. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 19 August 2026 to Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The awarded value is £93,000 gross, in GBP. The primary contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 31 May 2027, with a maximum possible extension date of 30 November 2027. Renewal is dependent on outcomes and performance against key performance indicators. A signature milestone was scheduled for 1 September 2026. There is one completed lot, covering the full requirement. The award is active and the contract is intended to support implementation rather than routine clinical delivery.

This requirement is most relevant to healthcare consultancies with practical experience of eating disorder services and of improving mental health pathways across organisational boundaries. A credible competitor would need to understand Tier 2 and Tier 3 operating models, pathway governance, referral and assessment workflows, and Welsh policy expectations around Open Access arrangements. Useful capability would include designing service dashboards, defining and reporting paired outcomes, establishing key performance indicators, and turning performance evidence into service improvements. Suppliers should be able to work with a Mental Health Clinical Board and its clinical, operational and governance stakeholders, bringing structured implementation methods rather than only strategic advice. The award to an SME indicates that specialist smaller consultancies can be well placed for this type of focused healthcare transformation work.

## Notice

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, intends to award a contract to Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd to support with specialist implementation support for the Eating Disorder Service within the Mental Health Clinical Board. The need has arisen because the current service operates across Tier 2 and Tier 3 pathways with different organisational and governance arrangements. There is no single whole-pathway governance framework, no routine service dashboard, limited paired outcome reporting, inconsistent referral and assessment processes, and a need to prepare for Open Access arrangements in line with Welsh policy direction.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079172-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £93,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 4HH |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 16:22 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079172-2026
- 19 Aug 2026 at 15:54 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079140-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079172-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079140-2026
  19th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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